Closure for storing and dispensing vessels.



PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903. H. G. EMRIGH. CLOSURE FOR STORING AND DISPENSING VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED APR; 2,1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

HENRY C. EMRICH, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

CLOSURE FOR S TORlNG AND DISPEN SENG VESS ELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,560, dated January 6, 1903. Application and tan 2, 1902. Serial No. 101,075. on model.)

To all? whont it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HENRY G. EMRICH, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closures for Storing and Dispensing .Vessels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in closures for storing and dispensing vessels, and particularly to closures for fluid-containing vessels; and the object is to provide simple and efiective means which may be conveniently operated to permit the ingress or egress of fluid to or from the vessel.

The invention has special reference to metallic fluid-con taining vessels, in the ordinary construction of which a screw-cap is used for closing the filling-opening and in which a screw or slip cap is employed for performing the same function with reference to the out let or spout. by becoming corrugated is exceedingly diflicult of removal, frequently rendering it necessary to-break or cut the same, thereby destroying it and rendering it necessary to employ some other means for closing the opening; also, the cap is liable to become misplaced when removed, so that the construction is not a satisfactory one. My invention is designed to obviate these diificulties and to provide a simple device which is capable of being easily and conveniently operated and which is not removable from the vessel.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described, particularly pointed out in the claims, and clearly illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper portion of an oil-can having my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2, a vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 a top plan view of the closure.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A designates an oil-can of ordinary construction, provided with a spout B and at In such vessels the screw-cap .itsinterior at its inner end with a valve-seat D and has its upper edge formed with an inwardly-extending retaining-flange E, which serves to retain in position a ball-valve F. This valve is positioned in said casing and is formed solid, with the exception of a passage G, extendingv therethrough. Said passage is tapered, as clearly illustrated, to conform to the contour of the stern of a funnel, which it is adapted to receive, and formed about said passage are a plurality of small grooves ordepressions H, which serve as vents when the funnel is in position. Formed in tegral with the'ball-valve is a finger-piece I for the purpose of operating the valve to bring the passage therein into and out of coincidence with the inlet to the can. When the valve is in position closing the inlet of the can, said finger-piece assumes an upright position, abutting against the flange E, which serves as a stop, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. To move the valve to open the inlet to the can,the finger-piece is swung downwardly untilit assumes a horizontalposition, as illustrated in Fig. 2, its downward movement beiug limited by the upper edge of said flange. The ball-valveis not round in form, it being slightly oval, the elongated portion being formed transversely of the passage G, so that when the valve is moved in position to close the inlet of the can it fits snugly between said seat D and flange E, so thatv it is held tightly to its seat.

The spout B is formednear its outer end upon its interior with a valve-seat J and at its outer end with an inwardly-extending flange K. A ball-valve L is positioned in said casing, said valve being similar in construction to valve'F. Said valve L is pro vided with a fingerpiece M, which is placed differently with reference to the valve than finger-piece I, it being so arranged as to assume a position at the upper edge of the outer end of the spout when the valve is moved to open the outlet of the spent, so that it does not interfere with the pouring of the fluid from the spout and does not become filled with the oil or other contents of the vessel.

Both of the valves described may be manufactured very cheaply, as they may be cast with the finger-piece thereon.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a very simple construction of closure for vessels which may be readily and conveniently operated to open or close the ingress and egress openings and which may be applied to fluid-containing vessels without materially increasing the selling price thereof.

I do not desire to limit my invention in its details to the exact construction herein shown and described, nor do I desire to limit the same in its use to oil-cans, as it is apparent that many modifications might be made in its construction without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and also that it may be used in various other connections.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a closure for vessels, a casing having a continuous side Wall and provided with a valve-seat at its inner end and having its outer end open and provided with a retainingflange, a ball-valve arranged in said casing on said seat and retained in said casing by said flange, and formed with a passage extending therethrough and having a fingerpiece independent of said passage disposed to project from the open end of the casing, substantially as described.

2. In a closure for vessels, a casing having a continuous side wall and provided with a valve-seat at its inner end and having its outer end open, a ball-valve arranged in said casing on said seat and formed with a main passage extending therethrough and a ventpassage in the wall of said main passage and provided with a finger-piece independent of the passage and disposed to project from the open end of the casing, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY O. EMRICH. Witnesses:

GEO. W. DREW, JAMES W. BEVANS. 

